Review of The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) by J A — 29 Apr 2012

This was a lot of serious fun. Mickey Rourke is fantastic as a down-on-his-luck Irish-Italian kid whose irresponsible, probably crazy cousin, played by Eric Roberts in a bizarre performance, just lost them their jobs in a crooked Greenwich Village Italian restaurant.

Things get worse from there, involving the local Mafia and corrupt cops. Fantastic NYC color, good soundtrack--only very minimally '80s--and terrific supporting cast with lots of solid character actors, and an Oscar-nominated eight minutes of screen time from Geraldine Page.

This is an overlooked movie that should be rediscovered!